Supreme Court

Case: 22-0890    
22-0890
10/07/2022
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO. LLC 
LAURA LOPEZ, INDIVIDUALLY, ON BEHALF OF HERNAN MURILLO, DECEASED, AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF ALFONSO MURILLO, MARCOS MURILLO, ABIGAIL MURILLO, AND KAREN MURILLO 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
04/12/2024Petition Reinstated 
03/15/2023Reply to Response to Petition filed Petitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC.
02/27/2023Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Lopez, et al.
11/14/2022Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/30/2022Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Response requested to Petition for Review. Response is due no later than January 30, 2023.
11/22/2022Case forwarded to Court 
11/18/2022Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Laura Lopez, et al.
11/14/2022Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC.
10/31/2023Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated The Court's abatement order of July 28, 2023, expired by its own terms on October 26, 2023.  The abatement order is extended until January 24, 2024, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss. The parties shall immediately notify this Court about any changes in the status of the settlement proceedings.
10/26/2023Status report filed  Joint Status Report filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Company, LLC, et al.
10/07/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review granted. Petition for Review due November 14, 2022.
10/07/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC.
10/07/2022Court reporter/recorder's record 
10/07/2022Clerk's Record 
07/28/2023Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated This case is removed from the Court's active docket until October 26, 2023, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to lift the order of abatement.
07/28/2023Petition for Review disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
07/28/2023Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Agreed Motion to Abate granted
07/24/2023Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Company, LLC, et al.
06/09/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is granted. Petitioner's Brief is due August 2, 2023. Respondent's Brief is due August 22, 2023. Petitioner's Reply Brief is due September 6, 2023. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
06/09/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Company, LLC.
06/02/2023Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than July 3, 2023; Response brief due July 24, 2023; Reply brief due August 8, 2023.
04/12/2024Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
04/12/2024Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
04/12/2024Petition for Review disposedPetition granted motion under TRAP 56.3 Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 56.3, without considering the merits, the Court grants the petition for review, as reinstated, vacates the judgment of the court of appeals and dismisses the appeal.
(4/12/2024 10:04:38 AM) 22-0890.jmt.pdf
04/12/2024Petition Reinstated 
04/12/2024Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing granted Joint Motion to Lift Abatement and Grant Petition for Review granted
04/09/2024Miscellaneous Motion  Joint Motion to Lift Abatement filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, et al.
03/15/2023Reply to Response to Petition filed   Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC.
02/27/2023Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Lopez, et al.
01/27/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due March 1, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
01/27/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Lopez, et al.
01/12/2024Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing granted Joint Motion to Maintain Case Extending Abatement granted
01/12/2024Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order Issued stating: "Pursuant to the parties’ joint motion, filed on January 8, 2024, the case remains ABATED. The Court's abatement order of July 28, 2023, extended by the Court’s order of October 31, 2023, is extended until April 10, 2024, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss. The parties shall immediately notify this Court about any changes in the status of the settlement proceedings. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2)(C), while the case is abated, proceedings to effectuate the parties’ settlement may be conducted in the trial court."
01/08/2024Miscellaneous Motion  Joint Motion to Maintain Case and for Partial Remand to Approve Minor Settlement filed on behalf of Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
04/12/2024Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Lopez , LauraRespondentMr. Michael Kevin Queenan
Mr. Carlos Lopez
Mr. Scott P. Stolley
Regina Palmer-Coleman
Sunstate Equipment Co., LLCPetitionerMr. Jadd F. Masso
Ms. Elizabeth F. Griffin
Mr. Bijan R. Siahatgar
Mr. Adam Diamond
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
___ SW3d ___, 08-29-22 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Kenneth H. Molberg 
Trial Court Information
44th District Court 
Dallas 
Honorable Candace Tyson 
DC-21-02079